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ALOR SETAR, The Kedah state government will distribute RM1,000 in Community Welfare Assistance to each head of household who moves to a temporary flood evacuation center (PPS) in the state. Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the coordination of the initial aid was through the Disaster Operations Control Center in each district involved. He said the federal government’s RM1,000 contribution will be distributed through the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), and channelled through the Kedah State Development Office to the flood victims. According to Muhammad Sanusi, as of 2 pm this afternoon, a total of 29

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of flood evacuees across three affected states increased to 4,223 this morning, with all of them housed in 42 temporary relief centres (PPS), compared to 3,560 people in 34 centres last night. KEDAH, the hardest-hit state so far, saw an increase from 2,882 evacuees last night to 3,441 from 978 families this morning, an addition of 559 individuals. According to the latest report from the Disaster Info of the Social Welfare Department (JKM), the affected districts are Kubang Pasu with 704 evacuees, Pendang (429), Kulim (86), Pokok Sena (773), Kuala Muda (131), Kota Setar (1,205), and

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The 12 multipurpose cooperatives (MPCs) here in Antique province will assist the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in conducting financial literacy training likewise to open their point of service machines or automated teller machines (ATM) during payouts for members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). DSWD, represented by Regional Director Carmelo Nochete and 4Ps Division Chief Belen Gebusion, signed an agreement with officials of the MPCs of Barbaza, Belison, Bugasong, Dao, Hamtic, Libertad, Magdalena, Pandan, Patnongon, San Jose de Buenavista, and Valderrama and the Casay Credit Cooperative in a ceremony at

Manila: Former Cebu City Rep. Tommy Osmeña on Thursday said former Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) chief Royina Garma allegedly received PHP1 million weekly in payola from illegal gambling. During the sixth hearing of the House Quad Committee, Osmeña said he opposed Garma’s transfer to Cebu after receiving information that she was collecting PHP1 million a week as chief of the CIDG in Davao City. ‘It (report) says that when Garma was head of CIDG she was collecting PHP1 million a week. I cannot accept this for Cebu City. And her bagman was a certain SPO4 Art,’

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said it is seeking to secure more funding for investments in the agriculture sector. ‘Your department is working at finding other funding sources from official development partners to implement necessary and relevant interventions needed to address critical sectoral and institutional challenges and investment gaps,’ DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement. He said the DA has lobbied for infrastructure projects to the French government, particularly farm-to-market roads and bridges. The proposal aims to address the infrastructure gaps for efficient links, transport, and distribution of agricutural commodities, he said. He